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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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Monthly newsletter from the editors of Photonics Spectra, with features, popular topics, new products, and what's coming in the next issue. Manage your Photonics Media membership at Photonics.com/subscribe.
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Advances in Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution, three-dimensional, noninvasive imaging technique. It is often called an optical ultrasound because it relies on time-of-flight information, similar to ultrasound imaging, to obtain subsurface information. The success of this technique has been fueled by a unique combination of technical and commercial factors, which include major investment in lasers, optical fibers, and sensors for telecommunications. That OCT is benefitting from these advances is proven in its applications across the health care industry.
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Improving Additive Manufacturing with IR Cameras
3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing. Also known as additive manufacturing (AM), 3D printing uses computerized or digital models to generate simple parts and complex components. By studying the printing process and its thermal properties with IR cameras, manufacturers have been able to make quick corrections with minimal production delays. IR cameras, whether traditional or high-speed, can assist in the discovery and diagnosis of potential problems, and can help manufacturers determine where changes must be implemented to maintain product uniformity and quality.
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Optical Components Pushed to Precision, Tolerance Limits
From materials processing and automotive industries to next-generation inspection of semiconductors and laser surgery, the demand for high performance optical components has never been greater. The rise in low-price, high-power lasers is opening up new avenues in manufacturing and the life sciences, which sets some tough challenges for optical component makers to overcome.
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LensCheck™ Quality Control System
Optikos Corporation
Optikos is pleased to offer this compact, efficient, easy-to-use quality control tool. The LensCheck™ instrument is a cost-effective solution to your production and prototype lens qualification needs, and provides portable and precise measurements for VIS/NIR, SWIR and LWIR applications.
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Micro Injection Molding
Accumold
Accumold® is a high-tech manufacturer of precision micro, small and lead frame injection molded plastic components. Utilizing processes developed from Accumold's Micro-Mold® technology, the company designs, builds and produces unique molds and parts efficiently for markets that include Micro Electronics, Medical, Micro Optics, Automotive, and Military Applications.
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i-SPEED 5 Series from iX Cameras
iX Cameras Inc.
The i-SPEED 5 is the first mid-range camera line from iX Cameras. Designed with value in mind, the Series strikes the perfect balance between speed, size, and memory. With a full HD sensor running at 13 GPx/second, the i-SPEED 5 Series has plenty of power for laboratories, research, and test range applications.
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Pulsed UV Light System
Xenon Corporation
Since its introduction in January 2017, XENON’s X-1100 High-Intensity, Pulsed Light system has been sold to 50+ research laboratories worldwide! Researchers and scientists spanning The Americas, Europe, Asia, are using this system for numerous markets and in Printed Electronics, Food Safety and semiconductor applications.
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TracePro Virtual Prototyping
Lambda Research Corp.
TracePro software for design, analysis, and virtual prototyping of optical and illumination systems combines a graphical user interface with solid modeling, Monte Carlo ray tracing, analysis features, CAD import/export, and optimization methods. A complete and robust macro language rounds out the software...
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Snappy 2M CMOS Image Sensor for High-speed Scanning
Teledyne e2v (UK) Ltd.
Teledyne e2v, announces Snappy 2 megapixel, a new CMOS image sensor designed for barcode reading and other 2D scanning applications. The sensor uniquely combines full HD resolution, a 2.8μm low-noise global shutter and advanced features for fast and economic decoding, all within a small optical format.
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Broadband Fiber Optic Components and Modules
Gould Fiber Optics
Three Decades of Innovative Components for Fiber Optics. Gould Fiber Optics, a leading manufacturer of passive fiber optic products, with over 30 years of proven reliability as a leader in the research, development and manufacturing of fiber optic components and integrated assembly solutions has expanded its component lines.
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Imaging and Illumination Solutions
FISBA AG
Capturing high precision images in the field of minimally invasive surgery and point-of-care diagnostics requires a perfectly clean component surface as well as centering accuracy. The FISBA FISCam™ is a customizable micro camera, offering outstanding optical performance with high-resolution 400 x 400-pixel images and video at 30 fps.
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A new nanostructure that is part bowtie and part funnel has been shown to focus and conduct light powerfully and nearly indefinitely, as measured by a scanning near-field optical A new nanostructure that is part bowtie and part funnel has been shown to focus and conduct light powerfully and nearly indefinitely, as measured by a scanning near-field optical microscope.
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An international team led by the University of Bristol has demonstrated the ability to control two qubits of information within a single silicon chip. This programmable two-qubit quantum processor could be used as a tool to perform quantum information experiments and could facilitate the use of silicon photonics for future photonic quantum processors.
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Computational Imaging: Using Hardware and Software Together to Design High-Resolution, Light-Efficient Imaging Systems
Tue, Oct 16, 2018 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
This webinar will discuss computational imaging - a new generation of cameras that integrates computers as part of an imaging system. In computational imaging, optical imaging systems and image processing systems work together to achieve things that neither can do alone. Presenter Laura Waller of UC Berkeley will explain how computational imaging works and discuss its capabilities, such as 3D image acquisition, and its advantages. She will introduce the compact, lensless computational camera built by her lab, called DiffuserCam, which uses an algorithm to reconstruct 3D images computationally. Waller will also discuss applications for computational imaging, including microscopy and phase imaging for biological samples and industrial applications such as lithography.
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Fiber Lasers, Optical Filters, Microfabrication, Positioning/Vibration Isolation Equipment, LIGO Update
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